Difference between revisions of "Fermi paradox"
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| − | The '''Fermi paradox''', named after [[physicist]] Enrico Fermi, refers to the apparent contradiction between the vast number of potential life-bearing [[planets]] in the [[universe]] versus the apparent non-existence of other alien species. The problem | + | The '''Fermi paradox''', named after [[physicist]] Enrico Fermi, refers to the apparent contradiction between the vast number of potential life-bearing [[planets]] in the [[universe]] versus the apparent non-existence of other alien species. The problem intrigues scientists since, making very rough guesses of the numbers involved, in our own galaxy alone: |
| − | * There are billions of | + | * There are billions of stars similar to our sun |
* Many of these stars will have [[Earth]]-like planets | * Many of these stars will have [[Earth]]-like planets | ||
* Some of these planets will contain life | * Some of these planets will contain life | ||
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With all these factors considered, scientists believe there should be countless numbers of nearby civilizations, but the question still remains; ''where are all the aliens?'' | With all these factors considered, scientists believe there should be countless numbers of nearby civilizations, but the question still remains; ''where are all the aliens?'' | ||
| − | Of course, according to a [[Biblical]] world view this is all very easily explained and no such "paradox" exists. | + | Of course, the probability of life arising on a given planet is an enormous unknown in the above list. How life came into existence is still only a matter of speculation among scientists, and it appears that the process is extremely improbable, much more so than Fermi imagined. |
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| + | And, of course, according to a [[Biblical]] world view this is all very easily explained and no such "paradox" exists. | ||
[[Category:Paradoxes]] | [[Category:Paradoxes]] | ||
Revision as of 01:49, August 5, 2018
The Fermi paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi, refers to the apparent contradiction between the vast number of potential life-bearing planets in the universe versus the apparent non-existence of other alien species. The problem intrigues scientists since, making very rough guesses of the numbers involved, in our own galaxy alone:
- There are billions of stars similar to our sun
- Many of these stars will have Earth-like planets
- Some of these planets will contain life
- The universe is so old that some of this life must have become sufficiently advanced to develop interstellar travel and be known to us
With all these factors considered, scientists believe there should be countless numbers of nearby civilizations, but the question still remains; where are all the aliens?
Of course, the probability of life arising on a given planet is an enormous unknown in the above list. How life came into existence is still only a matter of speculation among scientists, and it appears that the process is extremely improbable, much more so than Fermi imagined.
And, of course, according to a Biblical world view this is all very easily explained and no such "paradox" exists.
